Chapter 160: One Yang Completion

Chen Mobai wondered if the spirit root attribute points temporarily gained from consumption, which would eventually decline anyway, could be used by the Pure Yang Dharma Body in a way that would consume these temporary points rather than his innate ones.

He immediately put his idea into action.

Holding a spirit stone, he began cultivating the One Yang Body.

Two days later, Chen Mobai examined the data displayed on the spirit attribute tester's screen, feeling a mix of pleasant surprise and slight helplessness.

His spirit root attributes were: Gold 23, Wood 27, Water 29, Fire 20, Earth 10.

His One Yang Body's transformation of spirit roots had finally undergone a noticeable change.

The Wood and Water spirit root attribute points each decreased by 1, while the Fire spirit root increased by 3.

However, the 1 point of Wood spirit root temporarily gained from the half Jade Bamboo Shoot he had eaten earlier that day was not converted by the Pure Yang Dharma Body at all.

It seemed his idea had been too optimistic; in practice, it simply didn't work.

While these temporarily increased spirit root points could deceive the spirit attribute tester, they could not "deceive" the Pure Yang Dharma Body.

Still, this was no big deal.

Chen Mobai remained pleased with the progress of his One Yang Body cultivation.

According to experienced cultivators who had used cultivation aids, each layer of Pure Yang Dharma Body cultivation could increase Fire spirit root by a maximum of 9 points.

Since Chen Mobai was using spirit stones for conversion, his efficiency was maximized. As long as he made no errors in his cultivation, his Fire spirit root would likely reach 44 points by the time he completed the Three Yang Body.

At that point, not only would his chances of achieving Foundation Establishment increase by 10%, but the time required to cultivate fire-attribute spells would also be significantly reduced.

The cultivation of the One Yang Body required 9 spirit stones.

He had already used 3, which meant he had completed one-third of the One Yang Body.

This took him nine days.

In other words, he could complete the One Yang Body in roughly one month.

However, the "Pure Yang Dharma Body" was notoriously easy to learn but difficult to master.

By the time he reached the Two Yang Body, 90 spirit stones would be required.

The Three Yang Body would require 900 spirit stones.

In total, Chen Mobai would need to accumulate 1,000 spirit stones to complete his cultivation and prepare for Foundation Establishment.

Nevertheless, the number of spirit stones needed for the Three Yang Body was still acceptable to him.

After all, with access to the inter-realm teleportation passage between the Tianhe Realm and Diyuan Star, he believed that diligently transporting goods would allow him to earn 1,000 spirit stones without much difficulty.

However, the amount of spirit stones required for the Four Yang to Six Yang stages seemed astronomical to Chen Mobai.

Yet, this might also be because he was still a Qi Refining cultivator; if he successfully achieved Foundation Establishment, the cost might not seem as daunting.

Furthermore, the grandmasters of Pure Yang Scroll cultivation who provided guidance in the cultivation aids had also speculated.

For the Four Yang to Six Yang stages, it was best to use mid-grade spirit stones.

And for the Seven Yang to Nine Yang stages, high-grade spirit stones were ideal.

With one high-grade spirit stone being equivalent to ten thousand low-grade ones, Chen Mobai couldn't help but scratch his head just at the thought of it.

Such a resource would be utterly impossible to acquire within the Immortal Sect.

He wondered if the spirit stone mines controlled by the Divine Wood Sect in the Tianhe Realm could produce high-grade spirit stones.

Nevertheless, compared to other cultivators of the Pure Yang Scroll, he at least had the hope of significantly shortening his cultivation time by utilizing resources.

Everyone else in the Immortal Sect, after reaching the Three Yang Body, relied solely on slowly absorbing spiritual energy for further progress.

To even consider using spirit stones for cultivation was simply a pipe dream for them.

For the next eighteen days, Chen Mobai neither visited the Water Mansion nor ventured outside.

He stayed at home and completed the One Yang Body in a single push.

His spirit root attributes now read: Gold 23, Wood 31, Water 27, Fire 26, Earth 10.

Staring at the spirit root attribute points displayed on the spirit attribute tester, Chen Mobai finally burst out laughing.

Seven Jade Bamboo Shoots had permanently increased his Wood spirit root by 7 points, but the One Yang Body consumed 3 of those points, along with 3 points from his Water spirit root, in exchange for a 6-point increase in his Fire spirit root.

All he had expended in resources were merely 9 low-grade spirit stones.

These depleted spirit stones could also serve as spiritual essence for Qing Nv to refine and purify medicinal toxins for reuse.

Having completed the One Yang Body, Chen Mobai's cultivation in the Pure Yang Scroll had advanced further, reaching the fifth layer of Qi Refining.

However, if he were to continue cultivating the Two Yang Body to further enhance his Fire spirit root, at his current rate of consuming one spirit stone every three days, it would take 270 days, or nine months.

For the Three Yang Body, it would be 2,700 days, or seven and a half years.

This meant he would be stuck at this stage for eight years.

Chen Mobai, however, had no alternative; his current rate of progress was already the fastest in the Immortal Sect. Furthermore, he estimated that it would take him roughly the same amount of time to reach the ninth layer of Qi Refining.

Other cultivators of the Pure Yang Scroll generally lacked spirit stones and had to rely on slowly accumulating spiritual energy.

Ding Jinglue, for instance, had achieved the Three Yang Body only after twenty years of arduous cultivation.

He could only hope that after breaking through to a higher cultivation realm, his speed of refining spirit stones would increase.

Chen Mobai had a very clear understanding of his situation. The Immortal Sect's Daoist Academy granted its students a ten-year term to achieve Foundation Establishment.

As long as one successfully established Foundation within ten years, they would be exempt from military service.

With that in mind, he set a small goal: to achieve Foundation Establishment within ten years.

As Chen Mobai pondered this, his thoughts instantly became clear.

He checked the date and realized it was almost time to report to the Martial Arts Dao Academy. He took out his phone and booked a train ticket.

He then mused that the commotion in the Tianhe Realm must have subsided by now; it was unlikely they would pursue him for an entire month.

He then teleported back to the Water Mansion.

Upon his return, Chen Mobai was taken aback.

Outside the Water Mansion, there was a "Sound Transmission Talisman" waiting.

Someone had found this place!

Chen Mobai immediately grabbed a formation flag and inspected the Azure Water Formation. Finding no signs of attack, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After fully activating the Azure Water Formation and confirming everything was secure, he allowed the Sound Transmission Talisman to enter.

"The Spirit Crossing mission in Yun Country has been completed. In seven days, Senior Uncle Shan will arrive at Nanxi Market Town to pick you up and escort you to Giant Wood Ridge. Remember not to be late, or you will have to walk back to the sect on your own. — Yuan Chizhi"

Chen Mobai was quite surprised, wondering how this true disciple had managed to locate the Water Mansion.

However, those details were secondary. He immediately checked the date and, realizing he still had two days before the deadline, breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Mobai immediately slung on his backpack, preparing to head to Nanxi Market Town, but then suddenly paused.

What if the Nanshan Bandits were still searching for him outside, perhaps blocking the necessary path back to Nanxi Market Town?

The ever-cautious Chen Mobai wore a hesitant expression.

Finally, with a resolute nod, he pulled out a map of the Eastern Wilderness from Liu Lingpei's study and located Giant Wood Ridge.

It was located in Jianguo, the country adjacent to Yun Country, and traveling there would require traversing three thousand li.

While this would be a detour, potentially taking him three months to travel over mountains and rivers on foot, for safety, he decided against returning to Nanxi Market Town.

Besides, he thought, he might encounter a cultivation market town along the way that had a teleportation array, which could significantly shorten his journey.

Once he had made his decision, Chen Mobai relaxed.

Since he had just completed the One Yang Body, he decided to try the Clear Fire Pill refined by Qing Nv, which was meant to enhance divine sense.

He walked to the side hall used for cultivation, sat on the meditation mat, and was about to take the pill when he suddenly sensed that something was amiss.

Why was the spiritual energy here so incredibly dense?